In this episode of Built to Shine, Vanessa sits down with Jessica Carothers, owner of Blo Albuquerque and multiple beauty businesses, to talk about what it really takes to grow sustainable businesses through people-first leadership. Jessica shares her unconventional path from education to entrepreneurship, the hard lessons she learned while opening three businesses in three years, and how vulnerability, trust, and intentional culture-building became the foundation of her success. This conversation explores leadership development, delegation, balance, and why creating opportunity for others is both the hardest and most rewarding part of business ownership.